Progressive Maryland Endorses Bartlett in 39 as Momentum Builds

GERMANTOWN, MD – May 2, 2018 – Progressive Maryland endorsed Bobby Bartlett for state delegate in Maryland’s 39th district Wednesday. Since 1991, Progressive Maryland has fought for social, racial and economic justice throughout the state, and has over 120,000 members. “Progressive Maryland is, in many

GERMANTOWN, MD – April 30, 2018 – The Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO has endorsed progressive challenger Bobby Bartlett in the Maryland District 39 delegate race. The state AFL-CIO council is a federation of over 700 affiliated local unions representing over 350,000 workers. “The State Federation –

ANNAPOLIS, MD – June 26, 2017 – Exactly one year before the 2018 primary elections, Germantown resident Bobby Bartlett has officially thrown his hat in the ring for Democratic Party nomination for the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 39. “I’m very excited to officially file today, and

This past week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill, already passed by the Senate, that would roll back Obama-era privacy regulations on internet service providers (ISPs). As a consequence of this rollback, these ISPs will be able to sell your browsing data and history to advertisers, or whomever else

ANNAPOLIS, MD – March 15, 2017 – Germantown, Md. resident Bobby Bartlett announced Wednesday his candidacy for Delegate to the Maryland General Assembly. He will be running as a Democrat in District 39, which encompasses parts of Germantown, Clarksburg, Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village and Washington

In January 2017, Montgomery County’s council made history, as the first county-level government in the country to pass a $15 minimum wage, which would significantly improve the ability for working class families to live in Maryland’s most expensive jurisdiction and one of the most expensive places to

Shortly after Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett distinguished himself as the first Democrat, ever, anywhere, to veto an increase to the minimum wage, Delegate Dereck Davis, a long-serving Democrat from Prince George’s County took it upon himself to make sure that such a frightening prospect for his

We talk a lot about a $15 minimum wage, but the truth is that’s just a starting point for establishing a living wage. The University of Washington’s Center for Women’s Welfare recently did an in-depth study of the cost of living in Maryland, and how it varies from county to county.